Hoa Xuande

Hoa Xuan Nguyen,^[2] known professionally as Hoa Xuande (/hoʊˈɑː ʃɔːnˈdeɪ/^[3]), is an Australian actor of Vietnamese descent. He is best known for his role as Lin in the 2021 live action remake of Cowboy Bebop and as the Captain in the 2024 HBO/A24 television series The Sympathizer.

Hoa Xuande
Born	Hoa Xuan Nguyen Sydney, Australia[1]
Education	Trinity Grammar
Alma mater	Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present

Early life and education

Xuande is of Vietnamese descent.^[4] He studied acting at Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.^[5] Xuande attended school at Trinity Grammar in Melbourne.^[6]

Career

In his early career, Xuande appeared in productions in Australia. From 2016 to 2017, Xuande portrayed Elvin in the Australian ABC comedy series Ronny Chieng: International Student,^[7] alongside Ronny Chieng, Molly Daniels, Shuang Hu, Patch May and Anthony Morgan.

In 2020 he portrayed Khoa in the SBS series Hungry Ghosts.^[8] He portrayed Lin in the 2021 live action remake of Cowboy Bebop.^[9][10]

In 2022, Xuande was announced as the lead, the Captain, in the 2024 HBO/A24 historical black comedy drama television series The Sympathizer.^[11] The miniseries is an adaptation of the 2015 novel of the same name written by American Viet Thanh Nguyen. The series premiered on HBO in April 2024. For his performance as the Captain, Xuande was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Breakthrough Performance in a New Scripted Series, the Gotham Award for Outstanding Performance in a Limited Series and the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film.^[12][13][14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2017	OtherLife	Coder #1
2022	A Stitch in Time	Hamish

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016-2017	Ronny Chieng: International Student	Elvin	Main cast (4 episodes)
2017	Top of the Lake: China Girl	Walker	1 episode
2017	Cleverman	Advisor #1	1 episode
2020	Hungry Ghosts	Khoa	4 episodes
2021	Cowboy Bebop	Lin	7 episodes
2023	Last King of the Cross	Romeo	7 episodes
2024	The Sympathizer	The Captain	Lead role

References

1. Idato, Michael (22 April 2024). "The knockout audition that set a rising Australian actor on the road to Hollywood". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
2. "How 'The Sympathizer' Star Hoa Xuande Transformed Himself to Play a Vietnamese Double Agent". Hollywood Reporter. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
3. "Hoa Xuande". Raz Media. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
4. "HBO's Post-Vietnam War Series 'The Sympathizer' Sets Main Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
5. "The Graduates: Where Are They Now". Dircksey.
6. "Old Trinity Grammarians' Association on Instagram: "In exciting news from Hollywood, Hoa Xuande (OTG 2005) will play the leading role in upcoming HBO series The Sympathizer. The drama series, also starring Robert Downey Jr., follows a North Vietnamese spy living in America following the Vietnam War and is based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen. We look forward to seeing Hoa on-screen!"". Instagram. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
7. "New SBS drama Hungry Ghosts to star Clare Bowen and Bryan Brown". Mediaweek. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
8. "Hungry Ghosts review: a culturally rich supernatural drama". The Conversation. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
9. "HBO Series 'The Sympathizer' With Robert Downey Jr. Sets Main Cast". Variety. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
10. "Who's Who in Netflix's Cowboy Bebop". Gizmodo.
11. "HBO Series 'The Sympathizer' With Robert Downey Jr. Sets Main Cast". Variety. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
12. "'Baby Reindeer,' 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' and 'Colin From Accounts' Take Top Prizes at 2024 Gotham TV Awards: Full Winners List". Retrieved 27 January 2025.
13. "Film Independent Announces Nominees for the 40th Anniversary 2025 Spirit Awards". Retrieved 27 January 2025.
14. "The 2024 Satellite Award (IPA) Winners". Retrieved 27 January 2025.

External links

• Hoa Xuande at IMDb